Clonmel Allotments

Fruit-tree planting in schools

clonmelallotments — Tue, 11 May 2010 16:30:28 +0000

With spring in the air and National Tree week just behind us, Clonmel Allotments and Community Gardens Association have been pursuing one of their first projects for 2010. Thanks to Local Agenda 21 funding secured through South Tipperary County Council, the group has been able to supply native Irish varieties of fruit trees, from Irish Seedsavers, free of charge to local schools and residents’ groups. Four schools accepted the offer of trees: Loreto, Presentation primary, St. Olivers NS and St. Mary’s Parochial, as well as the residents in Cooleens Close and Ard na Sidhe. Association chairman Michael Murphy visited each to supply the trees, help plant them and give advice on their future care.

A couple of photos can be seen in the Gallery.

Potato talk 4th March

clonmelallotments — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:57:21 +0000

Clonmel Allotments & Community Gardens Association, in association with Clonmel GIY group, are hosting a talk and discussion on growing potatoes on Thursday 4th March at 7pm in Clonmel library. This will be given by guest speakers from Aimsir Bia in Cashel, and will cover topics such as the different strategies for avoiding blight, what varieties to plant, and looking after the crop. There will also be a short presentation on Aimsir Bia’s great work on community food in Cashel. The talk is free and all are welcome.

Update: There was a great attendance and audience participation at the talk on growing spuds. Well done to Maire and Annie from Aimsir Bia, especially as the organiser didn’t get a projector organised and they had to work without the visuals. Thanks to Alan for the photo, to the library for the use of the facilities, and to Clonmel GIY group for support in organising the event.

The potato talk presentation can be found here spud talk

Potato-growing talk well-attended

7th February 2010

clonmelallotments — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:51:06 +0000

7th February 2010

The minutes of the AGM, and the newly adopted Constitution, are now up on this site.

A review meeting was held with Clonmel Borough Council on 1st February. This was a positive meeting and we will have more to report once we have progressed the issues arising, including expansion of the pilot scheme, community gardens initiatives and rainwater harvesting.

**Asbestos** – Any plotholder finding fragments of asbestos roof sheeting on their plot should report it immediately to the Association, who will then notify the Borough Council. Plotholders should avoid handling asbestos, it will be properly disposed of by the council.

First AGM

clonmelallotments — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:52:23 +0000

Clonmel Allotments & Community Gardens Association will hold their first AGM on Monday 14th December, at 8pm in Hearn’s Hotel. Anyone interested in helping to achieve the aims of the Association is invited to come along on the night and consider joining the committee – you don’t have to be an allotment plotholder to join. The aims of the Association are: to represent the views and interests of allotment and community garden holders at Clonmel Borough Council site(s); to campaign for more allotment and community garden sites in local communities; to promote allotment and community gardening as a healthy and sustainable activity; and to cooperate with other bodies interested in promoting allotments and community gardens. The AGM is open to all, whether or not they are interested in getting involved. If you would like more information, please contact the Secretary, Ellen Wisniewski, 052 6190406, ewiz.